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r ) , L '. Maetotn s nwt v omew wa mor..nea?a ema vmrnm+sa t"rare s i c" n: nnvrrzsn rmsraru -amaxrtscmcrrr. rv V')LUME XXXIII, LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 1918, FRAMK8 FUR' MYOP Goes in by Narrow Margi. of 12 Votes. SECOND RACE IN TWO WARDS lantecrb . sexton, '.loursc andt lilyshol E'lectecd ats A1ldermen'. Ildlamts and Islakitd.ey liRun tier it 1 i Ward 13 and find and Nickels in 1ard 6;. Next P'ritntry 1Marchl .1. Clarence M. Iab1), mlayor of 1.aureins from 1,17 to 1 itt; havini. ben cefenl.. C d by" the incutmb~eni, .I. C. Owving,, yeste'rday turn-led Ithe table.:. an his ol p siti~on by drh fealtng .ohn A. Franks inl the first priinary by 12 votes, tile lital count rhowing lialbb 27I and Frank 261. The general eleceion 10 coi t hile lim 1 ary will he held c" April ; . shortly after which .\r. D~ahh will again take up the reigns of of fice. The elect ion went oft (tuietly, though the heavy volte east indnt ed at deep interest in the results. ' in the aldermanic race foutr elections resulted. E. 1). 1ETasterby was elected over two opponents in Ward 1, S. Boyd Sexton was re-elected over two oppo nents in Ward 2, Charles R. Bishop defeated the incumbent, R. T. Dunlap, in Ward 4 and R. Fleming Jones de feated A. L. Mahaffey in Ward 5. .1. W. Hellams and R. E. 'Blakely will make a second race in Ward 3 and R. Rice Nickels and Albert Dial will run again in Ward 6. The second primary is to be held March 4. The following is the vote in full: For Mayor. Babb Franks Ward 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 22 Ward 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 27 Ward 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 63 Ward 1 ,. ....,. .. ,. .. 44 35 Ward . .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 76 W ard 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 41 276 264 For Alderman. Ward I Armstrong .. .. .. . .. .. .. 8 Iasterby .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Moseley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Ward 2 Cunningham .. ........ .. .. 3 Hunter .. .. .. ... .. .. 27 Sexton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..31 Ward 3 Adams.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 -Blakely .... ..... .. .. .. .. ..57 1-lellams ................58 Ward 4 Bishop .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Dunlap .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..37 Ward 5 Jones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 iMahaffey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..47 Ward 6 Dial .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 H uff ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Nickels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Reid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1 Death from Nienintgitis. 'rThe fIrst dleatht from mtenilngitis to ,occur in this couitny took place Sunday mtorlnng nearl Copeland school when the flye yeart 01(1 daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Nesbihtt sutccumnbed to the dIsease. The child becamne sick last Tuesday, appiarently sutfferitng from a ('old, but when it became worse phly sicians werc called and1( Thursday It was prtontounlced as a real case of men inigitis. Serum with wichel to treat the diseas~e was immediaitely ordleredl from Colum'bla, but nothing availed to save ~he child. The funeral services wvere held at the Lautrens mill cemnetery Sunday afternoon, neighbors andl friends of the famIly assisting In the funeral service. Every precaution was taken to prevent infectIon of other persons and the ohme has been tunder qutarantino sInce the ser'Iousness of the ease was first established. No new cases have developed in the neighbor hood, so it is hoped that no spreadl of the disease wvill occur. The school which the child attended was promptly clOSodl by the trustees on the advice of the superintendent of ducaion. Succeedls Rev. Kennedy. Mr. 0. C. ('ox, a wvell knorwn farmer ~ng above Lanford Station, has b een named by theo county delegation *as a member of the road bond com.. mission to suceceed Rev. 1. N. Kennedy, Swho resignjed somte time) ago on ac *count of pastoral duttie. Mr'. (Cox has already takeni his oath of office and enltered uplonl his duties. 'I oiihty Looliii' Over tie . A\. Ilinteh. o1f New Y'ork. a IIh, hoani rd (f dlir-s(tors Or tihle I u en: ('ot tni .\li!l:-. Intl cli' r miian of Ilie 'elfae!'' eiommi;ll (1f 11he i'.1 r_"5. v',:1s i t 11 (1 ( e:i;y \)o:1 g on (1 bu 55 115 . ii" ' hi en N '''! il I t ei ' i n o( 11 welfa m - wViilr( ;! I !le' 111 i. ir". iM <-t5h, witht 1i( er .. I'. Did . \l t r' I rm 'e o rv !' n : )I .!. . Todd. 't engasi ,"'1 1I ihe (11 1: oin !1'n 1f 1h. mIn5! <-0 lllrntim11 ;1i n l t !, ('(" nn1iit h Sl!'; !'r'(m inl st '1('S 'd to mlaae xt1 0 r .1" i S : m-' f1 wrelfarwoerk 5 the min in the nr: aon . P .r. in i -Ia.'' s j ;", :he I. In lev iho~vi11 act flC If(' ! vi14~"~ S -t! :. ' i a itii 1 : . - n o'a l'I. 3 "1 a. .\. W "k.b hul-l w r a n-('l In t ' i rdi. P :r'i the : n are 1.im- a r!::n1 f: mliiar w!hl Y. \i. (. . \:otrk, niahit a.hno'al .-.:t ;an gen ral folrms; (1f eduenic tionl. .\ womllan he'lper is alsof in aiewa who will nt ial reoial w nrk e(r n:id (10mel ' s ien to nher. .\ arti'ular effort wIll b. made to help thei ( '1 1 . n'do I1 aonduct the oelivh ti.. of the weglfari dei ment throough the tochlds. When the plans are finalla1:mde they will represent ant extolsive enlargement of social a tivities in the mill. -ir. ilth, who is iember of the firm of lieering-Millikecn &i Company, large stockholders In the mill, is par ticuularly Interested in tie welfare phase of mill work and gives much thought to it. It. is understood that he is in the south on a special mis sion along this line, having comec here from Abbeville, where he and his as sociates are heavily interested In a local cotton mill. AE(ULAII TEACIIERS M1EETING ''0 BE .ELD AS USUAL Monthly 3feeting of County Teachers to be held here Second Saturday in March. Contrary to previous plans, the reg ular meeting of the county teachers' association vjill be held in the school auditorium here on the second Satur day in larch. It had been previnus ly arranged to omit the March meet ing on account of the meeting of the state teachers' association in Colum bin, but this latter meeting has been indefinitely postponed so the oflicers of the county association thought it best to proceed with the regular pro gram in this county. There are some very important. resolutions to be made at this meeting and it, may be the last meeting of the year, so a full attend ance is desired. The regular progr: will be carried out. and this will be announced 'through the newspapers Previous to the meeting. The association has held six meet ings this year. At these meetings a regular course of study has been pur sued, the high school, under the di rect ion of the University of South Carolina. On account of bad weather the, last two meetings wemre not as well at tendled as thme ot hem's. Th'le last meetiing was 1held in the high school lbuiildinig on thle secondi Sat urday of Februiiariy. ,lohni (rewis Hlonored., Friienids hero of John~ (Crews, lEsq., of (Cohunnba, were Ilieasedi to readi of the compl iment paid him lby his fel low memblherR of the Rtichiand county delegation ini the gener'al assembly when they presented him with a benu tiful watch fob as a token of appre elation of his wvork as cler'k to the delegation. espeially in framing the county supply bill and other matters which engaged their attention. Mr. Crews, who is a son of Mr. andi M's. W. T. Crews of this 'elt y, has won for him self the high regard of his legal asso eiates and others in 'Columbia by his personal conduct and cliose attention to his duties. (Collection of Tonnst~ers in JatI. Sheriff Reid is having the unusual experience tits week of holding in "duirance vile" a collection of young ciuiprits from Cl in ton charged with entering the comjiany store at one of tihe ('linton mill v'ilages and ex tracting certain goods which the store had on shelves for other' purp~oses. The yoilngsters~ ra'nge In age all the way from ten to fifteen years and thme slher liff anti the jaIlor have been put to it to give thenm euitable accommodation. HIGHLANDER BRINGING /nih by 11.0 en ia brngy 'l two1 he~~~~~~ wa oiiigthmt ar nth xulx .V.' r NO 31.4yI' >N' \N Encountrii aI Occurredi l!in ni Iattied caiuglht by Me Ia ill ilE't ltiii i i ll i twoII he Amris coaii ng them to crry in a e Fie.9-F American Iee solldersarI bieve tIoI havebeenl~ illd forar mire a11 osinte d wae ws unded.hen E ncounter Olc'(Irreil in an 1i I .e.'t4' -Spot. Withi the A meican Arm'y1 In Franl(ce,t Feb. 9.-rive Am)erican soldlirs areI believed to have been killed, four are missing and1( one was woundled when an American patrol was anbushed i I No 'Man's hand last night by a sit perior force of Germans. The spot where the encounter cc curred Is an isolated one and reports concerning the casualties inflicted by 1 both sides are meager. Only one American is known to have escaped the trap of the.Germans which was laid in front of our wire. The one survivor, who crawled hack to the American line'; with a bullet in his t chest, is unable to talk. Our artillery immediately laid a bar rage around the ambushing Germans and some are helieved to have been accountel for. The infantry acconnt ed for others, is it Is ((ertain the at .tac(ked patrol fought to a finish, a cording to information trickling in from the front line. Ourt patrolling soldiers were walking in front of our wire erianilements when ia bi.; enemy patrol that had been dividing into parties which took up i concealed posit'ions opened fire at t close ranma . The night was clear and a Iit' forms of the Amerincan. made the 1 b ' t possible targets for the hidden Ct rioaslis. Thera is no doubt but what t the Americans battled gamely until completely overpowered. The artillery duel in our sector continued today. t Scores of airplanes were out observing v and making photographs. The men in I the line were thrilled by a number of I nir duels high in the sky over their a heads. The ear'ly rplor'ts of the enlcountter' I betw~'en Ithe Amueri('an1s and1 Germai~ns ichl ay ight in LiontI of thle American wi'e entanglements have been coin q iimed. '[le enemily n atro'l Crited: '' am erad:"l ' as they opiened firle anid von - ttiniu'd to lIght. Yells from the Enemy as the Ameri- I ' an harr'iage' fell v'eifled 'I '( c uracy < of the aim (If the Amerleans. One ot the American patrols, ('onsis- I ting oIf four'teen menil wen'lt ouit to inl- t spect th ir'Iie. The mllen werel' movinig c cantiously along wh'len the leader heard c susptiC~ous noises ahead. The forma tion of the patrol was ('hanged when r sud~dely, ac rordinlg toa the su rvivor's, c t he men fmind themiselv~es almaost sutr. I r'oundled by large ntumblers of the (ie'- J A Germnan cried '"karmrad"' and then hurlt'd a hand mienade. The American I infantrlymen olpened*( fire with t hell' rif- ii lea, and lpistols and hurjed thei' gr'e- f nades. The Germans followed suit.t The fight lastedl only about a minute and a half, the Germanls all the while yelling "kamerad." They then r'etr'eat- I cei taking wIth them Lour' Ameicans i and( leavIng behind fouri dead anld twVIo I woundled Ambricans. 'I Qulcly3 a hall of tmnehaule gun and I ifle hullets was dIrected against the I retreating Germann. 'The men In the trenches e an 111h le surivlvo's had a glcam in oIf satisfac'tIon 'vhen the shells fromi the. Amil'cani hie'vy gunls andh 75c hoe-t ian I hIt till In (i barrage. Cr'ies anti yetl IiIn German ker0le ingled with the CXrnlOSionsl. IN A PAIR OF BOCHES Germnis wheniti hei liuid t:aptured, antd 'ir owvn machine guni. .1 "B \ N(iE WiI,, .\I0M / "o,"0' i'. s. ti' f ilX s ( tis for Twenty riiis n ol' . rIll Jt ry, TardIt II 1 1 li i .:non ee. New 'ok, Feb. 7.-Anun ce men hat Frntce will be able by .ulv i to urnish enough artillery to supply 20 \merienn divisions, or approximately I 00,000 troops, if the United States I neani whle adehres to he t understand- I ug whereby France would receive the I tecessary raw material from America, vas made here last night by Andre Pardieu, French high commissioner to his country. Mr. Tardieu made the tatement also that there are in France I nore American troops than comprised he Americgn army at the time the inited States entered the war; at that c ime, he said, the American army con- r ained about 212,000 officers and men. t The French oficial spoke at a din er which was part. of New York's y elebration of the Jour De lAlliance i rancaise, which was observed o hrou..hout the linited States and t 'anada today, the annivcrsary of the a reaty between France and the Amer- I can colonies in 1778. .1ules .1. .lus- C erand, the French ambassador, also i eas a guest of honor. 1 Asserting that "secrecy ought to be I thing of the past, because our lemocracies want to know in order o win," .\r. Tardieu said that "just 8 ppreciation of the results achieve" I" y America in its war preparations is a stimulant for effort and no ody has the right to refuse to the merican people this stimilant." The commissioner review'ed the na ion's accomplishments and outlined 1 thlat France had dlone in thle way of ' IantIfacturing ordnance both for the nited States and for France's other flies. .\lr. Tardleu described Amierica's ailit ary effort as "wondterfuil and ilenid,"' and assertied it had beeni 511trp rise to thle enemliy. I have kept uip tot neatly teni 101nthis hioiur by liour, with every 'arit of your war organ izatIion " he aid "W'''hat you) havi e done is ma g i(cent, wvorthyi of youir allies, wor th l F I f you rslves." 1 Alluding to the raisinig of the na- TI inal a rmiy, .\ lr. Tad ieu deccla red c hat ''11 event oif widler imlport hias a vetr taken place since the beg'ining II f the wair." g 'Fr1tance," lie said, "has taken ever'y dI ecessary measure," so that Ameriena an comp llete, in Franice, the triaining ni egun her'e. Regarding aviation, e american developtment had lieen "be-- w 0ond all capectat Ion," lie declared, a The 5p''aker' recalled that America, TI ii order to equipi its arm'ny wIth guns ai nd( airp'llanies, enlled ulpon the allies 11 nr Its immitedhiate nieedls, at the sanme mne Inaugurating a pr'ogram of Amei inn mlanulfactulring. "Somec people, In Fur'ope as wvell as er'e," he said, "have been wonder'ing tI 'hiy you should1( not, in thait reLsptect, e ave donie everything by youriselves. ) 'his citicim sho(ws that t hose peco- " le ignor'e, firstlys, whait. t ime mueans a war, andI, secondly, how~ ifliite'ly, ' omipliented Is the indultstrial wvar or. aiint Ion, whliich fromi the v'ery st arIt rel'quiirtedl by thle extenlsiveC use of arI- P Ilery andi aviationi. Mi'. .101hn Monlgomlery spient, theg 'ck-enrd with relatilves in Weodruen, i ( .I; i1' f0o1l) IlONIN J ; i ID l'1\i m iV .>l r.\,''1i: 1.y I'. .\it:i"r ;he \\ar Il uIe r t\Vm-l, RTiIl1,( b 1e (11 fie n on flad fr 11(: Pro ''ii <:f I m s. TI' ,4 the \':er - !,I e-'11 h b 1,*t1 'i " i." i !i n in ii ii he a'z )ili'ilCi 1\ 1 iftl that it Wa.:- tint I'r it ri ) w w t1 1 t o i t ".'1 I , ihki e ;'iiid l oo :4111 to of \ ';i-. l I I he r ! lsad that h ie h :171w -i u 've di o -:lII ut i nCi (ht'e h-ie: it nw, hat he did 0ita t in gth inrrth cincion rmatio e, that it w\'a:' not ltii kre be t'tl hat the( board1" of commuis r- ; r ".: \ re'f able to !'et a finlll answ\'(r t( Ihae l'on ed lawye a to he ii v.1l clityOf the h onds1 and that ("ve(n that 11 e (' d i1t not n11titly (litear up1i the wi'!er. \\'hIle( he off"ered' no expl0ana ion1 of the long delay in getting the (7nd': onl 11he market, it is understood h:(t Ihis has been due to the nee:ss y of aw\aiting the report of the hond1 itorneys. So, from. all appearianc'es he whole road-hon(1 quest ion must he 1ldi in abeoyance for some time at ,ast. S1)ITO f11 T111011'1\ PS t 1-:11 V I-S INSTR(TIONS ON ASSI:SSMIENTS 'roperty to be leturned at Full Valu ation anid Assessed at 42 Per ('ent. Auditor .1. W. Thompson has recciv d a telegram from A. W. Jones, chair 'an of the state tax commission, au horizing to change the method of tax ssessments from that ordered several *eeks ago. when a radical change In iethods was adoplted. Under the new ider of things property will he re itrled at its fult valte and a ssessel t -"2 per cent of its value. In his 'legram .\I1. .lones states that. "gen ral and uniform reduction of assess ient will be ordered by the tax com lission if above process will result in i ;sing more taxes than the legisla tre appropriated." This new order of the tar commis ic'n conies as the result of the reso itions passed in the general assembly oc("ontly aljtouirned voicing the will of tat body that the original instrue ons, sent out earlier in the year and roviding for 50 per cent assessments, io0(l( he revised. These resolutions, 'ing In the nature of an ultimatuim, n Which hung the fate of the commis ion, had their effect with the resutlts Iready stated. It is understood that p per cent was accepted as a standar" I' assessmtii becau se th h tighliest as.. "sed procpiety int the statc' is assess I cn that biasis. TPhe new~ ruling will ill olperate to distribiute the hairdc'n of ixat ion c'venly', it is bielievecd. It4'1. ('. T. Sctinires' ('allced. A' a c'cngriegtionital metin'iiig cf ithe irst Presbiyt eriana chitrch,. heldc after to' inloriing sei'vic'e Sundacay, 11er. -{. .Silu ires. pastoi' ot' thle PresbyItriana liirch at lI'noir', N. ('., was extetcedt c'all to thIt pastor'ato cof t he~ 'l ichItr . c'v. Sqir es Preachted for thItis congrec atitn sever'al weeks ago aind made a 'Cep Iitmpression upion all (of Ihis heai' r'S. lie Is a y'ountg man niot yet ini ildle of life and possessing all the nthusiasm (if young ntanhlood hut ithI ex perience in thle mtniistry wi ih mply fits him foi' his liastoral ditties. lie churichel has not yet r'eceived an nswer from thle call butit is htoping iat he will give it a favorale reply. ,Jii Btonds Sold. Whiie spieaking of the road bonds, r. lutmber't added that thle bonds for' te~ new Jail had beeni sold and deliv red to the purcehaser, .\r.I J. D). ltd I, SCliinton, and thtat the commisloner's 'er'e now awaitinag the Ilanis of the rehiit ects belfore ad veirtisinag for bids. 1~ his connection, thie eotint y del ega on tiut thrtoutgh an act at (lie rcent 'csion of the (leral Assembily em1 'wincig the Ji i ('Omiiiss ioneris to arehase' or ccond(emini a small1 p iec'o tf '(ie tiy acdoin in g th ti' rttesc'nit jail to e si llient rocmt for I tce now hib1..l PieImon i Est, Club Wom en t ' crie Fida~y. S[ fL P''5ViA)EIN STATE RSDN * . .*. , T, .a . aC 2! t r . t . i li- a M Aii s on . o - i,i.n ,n la l: nt1 1 :: . . ni : a1 f'w well tri '' 4liiI i Ist 11(' (I .1"\a t .\lo e' N.'. Ie. l ':1. " e ler te 1l11o(1in 0 deegatesb fll'iedm.n dis-~c wehith h":1! t1 eet frto i the Wed ne d : c . %av the deh( g!'t :10> at ('or.. diay wed oiii it thi hons of its luem(f hers. .r.-. . C. atheistie presiond ed on h pelmit of I(e visiting clubs. .\rs. C. C. l'ea lterstIone was elected seciretary of hle ieeting and the en rollImen ot delegates followed. hleven fede"ratedl clubs were represented and Ilplile at numbller of v"i:itors from unl fdera:te'd clubs were presenit. .\lr's. .1. I). Watts, district president, gave a sp lendid report of What. she had accomplished during the past ye.' It was not surprising after hearing her report to find that all the clubs of the P'iemolnit section 'a(1 made line progress. Some of the most. interest ing reports Were from tihe Clinton Civic associntion and the Aluinae association of (. 'W. C. of (reenviile. Hlelieving that "food will wlin the war \l rs. Gridley reported for the Greenville Woma n's 'lub a very sue (essfull plan for interesting boys and girls in home gardens. One child, on a plot. 21) feet sinare, produced andl sold $27.10 worth of vegetables. .\lrs. M\Kissick, delegate from the K ('lb1ih of Grenwood stated trat over 5,00 cans of fruit and vegetables had been1 put n111 last seasn11 by the womn el of her city. The 'llthrsday Study Club and the 'Ithursday Afternoon Club of Greenville have bought Liherty ponds, knit for the soldiers, and made scrap books for the 1)lesses. The Thursday Afternon ('1inh mainitains a ward of S heds in the city hospital. The Ken tedy Laihrary association of Spartan burg has been cooperating with the Y'. \M. C. A. and the Fosdick commlit tee in sending books to ('amp Wads wotrthI. 'The Wednesday Club of Ia u t.ens, the )u1ncanl Im. Asso., :1nd the and the (Greeiwood Study C(lubl) have mad(' liberal contributions to the 1Bel gian, Syrian and Armenian lII:,lief ftunds1. iTe muiijerity' of 1the einohs hav~e ('urtailed their literary nlt iviti('s and ate id'vot ing theirI ine~et ings to wat' t'.. lOIe work.'i Zl0ach. cl4 b in41 thiste 1( i e llowinlg the' tepor0ts, \lt's. ('oket' e'X!Ph~ti thle nece-ssity for eie('ting a stat( lbreslient (il aiternaite y'at's tei somle diisl'ussionl tile ineeting wvent, (1n r'e('ord as recommlnend ing t hatI lie eonlstituitti he aimendieud at thte atnnual minlg ini Ail so thalit ai prident~l' of0 iie federation may lie ('iigilie 1to a thirid 'onlseentiv term 'Il. .\t's. ('okeri, pr iesiieint of the Soult h Carol ina IFed eria tedl (liubs made thle addr1 ess oif tiil moin Itg. She congrta tulated the ilbs that. thie I'. S. gov'ernmenl~it hadl eatlled uptonl thiem fot' help, thus recogni zitng that thie Fe'deraited Clubis are a plower for' good ini every commun11-ity 3. Shet stressedC( thIe fact, that Itroutgh organ Iz.ation, the wvomen of a. ('ommuity3 could1( be a piower' for' good tnol only itn the hiomue but In the state. She cited the boy's reformatory andl the istitut t10on for feele -niitnded as inist antces of wh'iat womten wvorked to seecurte. .\rs. ('oket' catll itponl the womenC~ to tpuIl togeither4 fort compuhlttsory edutit on t his yenar. She is ('on1ttiint thait thir(1 e'fforIts will the teward'(ed and~ that the dlisgr'a'e oIf illitcerney3 wi'll soon1 lhe blot ted outi 1of the stat'. .\l'. ('oker iiudie a spec'4ial 14lea that the4 Ilubi women attend)4 tihe suunnerlI I'our1 se giv lege, It de(velopued that for: mie